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How many copies did Tangle Tower sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 179k–292k
$987k–$2.7M net $1.8M–$4.1M gross
from 6k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Tangle Tower out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tangle Tower's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 539k–835k
best case 4.9M (Disco Elysium - The Final Cut)
The Puzzle lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 582k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 582k copies
≈ $4.8M after Steam's cut
from ~18k reviews
Best case
≈ 4.9M copies
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut · ≈ $75.0M after Steam's cut
from 128k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering
  • Winners here lead with RPG + Story Rich, priced around $40.
  • The breakout hits carry RPG + Isometric + Choices Matter; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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